The book interprets political and social events.
But the difference is that all other authors first identify the events and the interpretation follows. But Slavoj Zizek wrote this book in such a way all the events come and fall in the one interpretation called “The Courage of Hopelessness”.
Do you know how the brain works?
The entire part of the brain will be connected to your thoughts and entire probability on your command, and the same here the entire events of the world were connected in one book of interpretation.
Every chapter blows your mind.
Global capitalism was the Gem of the opening then comes the Greece problem. I bet you will understand the entire scenario behind today’s financial mess. How the lending nation behaves and how the lender does not want the borrower to repay instead to do proxy rule.
The superb chapter is “Religion and its content”. This chapter tells you how the entire World was controlled by their religions. Palestine problems are enlightened here. You will learn a new dimension of terrorism in “The Terrorist Threat” chapter.
The sexual is not political was entertaining and
Finally the thorough discussion of the concept of populism. How people voted against them was enlightening. What made Trump get elected in spite of his ideology.
Superb!
A treat to your spare time!